The city and country purchaser, and builder's dictionary : or, the compleat builders guide. Shewing The Qualities, Quantities, Proportions, and Rates or Value of All Materials relating to Building; with the Best Method of Preparing many of them. Also The Customs, and Methods of Measuring of all Artificers Work, concern'd in Building; together with the City and Country Prices not only of Workmanship, but of Materials also: The which will be extraordinary Useful in Making of Bargains, or Contracts betwixt the Work-Master and Work Man; and likewise in Computing the Value (or Charge of Erecting) of any Fabrick, Great or Small. Likewise The Explanation of the Terms of Art used by most Workmen. Together with Aphorisms, or Necessary Rules in Building, as to Situation, Contrivance, Compactness, Uniformity, Conveniency, Firmness, and Form, &c. By Richard Neve, Philmath.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Neve, Richard.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Building--Dictionaries.

Building.

Architecture--Dictionaries.

Architecture.

Building--Early works to 1800.

Physical Description:

1 online resource ([12],xx,[288]p. )

Edition:

The second edition, with additions.

Other Title:

City and country purchaser, and builder's dictionary

Place of Publication:

London : printed for D. Browne, at Temple-Bar ; J. and B. Sprint at the Bell, G. Conyers at the Ring in Little-Britain ; and Ch. Rivington at the Bible and Crown in St. Paul's Church-Yard, 1726.

Notes:

With two final advertisement leaves.

Reproduction of original from British Library.

Cited in:

Goldsmiths', 6442

Hanson, 273n

English Short Title Catalog, T71409.

OCLC:

642667631